Effect of adaptive group psychological training on mental quality and mental health of students in military university

Abstract

Objective To study the effect of adaptive group psychological training on mental quality and mental health of students in military university.Methods A total of 118 students were divided into two groups randomly:training group(n =60) and control group(n =58).Training group received group psychological training and read the textbook mental quality training for soldiers for 3 months.Armyman mental quality (AMQ) and Symptom checklist-90(SCL-90) were employed to evaluate the mental quality and mental health of students before and after training.All data were analyzed by paired-sample T test and test level was 0.05.Results ①AMQ scores of factors of aptitude,loyalty,bravery,self-confidence and willpower were increased significantly in training group post-training than pre-training (P ＜ 0.05) and there was no significant difference in those factors in control group after training (P ＞ 0.05).②SCL-90 scores of factors of obsessive-compulsive,interpersonal sensitivity,hostility and psychotism as well as the mean score were decreased significantly in training group post-training than pre-training (P ＜0.05) and only the score of psychotism factor was decreased in control group post-training (P ＜ 0.05).③Scores of trait anxiety inventory (TAI) were decreased significantly in training group post-training than pre-training (P ＜ 0.05) and there was no significant difference in those of control group post-training (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Group psychological training can improve mental quality and mental health of students in military university. Key words: Group psychological training; Mental quality; Mental health; Students in military university